National Republican., 1887-03-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
The scintillations which Brighten Our
Exchange Lat.


Baltimore Herald "Hill and Stevenson"
is the latest Democratic presidential ticket.
This is a ticket that would delight the
spoilsmen, but It wouldn't win.
Philadelphia Record Mr.. Randall tells
an interviewer that he will run for Congress
in any district the Republicans make for
him. We do not doubt that he might be
elected in the strongest Republican district
in the city On the only straight issue be-
tween parties he is Republican and not
Democrat.
Brooklyn Union The Republicans OF the
United States intend to elect their candi
date for President In 1888. There are
enough of them to do II without the gen
tleman from Vermont. But II he intends
to join in good faith the victorious process
sion there should be no objection from any
source but that from which the Democratic
party gathers whatever inspiration remains
to It's distracted, demorallzed, and impotent
organization.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: II Mr.. Ran
dall's statement be correct that $25 100000
previously appropriated from time to time
for river and harbor improvement is still
unexpended, this work ought not to be per-
mitted to lag next year on account OF the
failure of the bill for that purpose to be-
come q law In the recent session. This
country's navigable rivers are "a precious
charge, and the picayunsh policy which
would withhold money for improving them
and keeping them In order should be re-
buked.
New York Star We have always re-
earded the interstate commerce bill as a
thoughtless and inadequate response to
noisy clamor. The clamor itself was but
| the froth OF come vague popular ferment.
| The response was as impotent and impal-
/ .tn fta Il nat halt m
| law will operate as q benefit to any sub
stantial interest. We do not believe 1t will
| serve any desirable purpose or promote any
| useful end. 1t will be set in motion intel
| ligently and conscientlously by the Presi-
| dent; 1t will have patient and indulgent
| hearing; 1t will be condemned and oDlit-
| Grated.
| Boston Herald: II the leaders of the
| Democratic party wish to secure for that
| organization an enthusiastic support In
| 1883, they must do something more than
| to repeat the well.wern maXims Of the past,
| which had some meaning when they were
| formulated, because they expressed In
| words what those who uttered them were
| endeayoring to do by their acts, but which
now, In the absence OF acts, are the veriest
| political cant II the Democratic party be-
| leves in limiting the extent and power Of
| the federal government by strict con
struotion of the constitution, let 1t forth
| with set the bounds beyond which central
power shall not go; let II instantly set itself
| to the work Of Topping off and curtaillng
| those extensions and usurpations OF federal
power which a quarter OF century OF
| abuse has occasioned.
New York Herald: The sensational pre-
dctlon Of a commercial panic to be caused
| by monetary stringency exctes no alarm
| among business men. A brisk loan market
t. A.l Al 4. .xl H.
| eral activity In trade and industrial circles
and this expectation has assisted in pre-
| venting the efllux Of gold usual at this sea-
| son. In Wall street, however, there is some
| apprehension that an artificial 'pinch" In
| mopey may be produced for stock iobbiug
| purposes. Spectators remember that the
crash of last December was precipitated by
the withdrawal Of large sums from the
street, and, although the squeeze" lasted
| but day or two, itcaused the banks to call
| in loans outstanding on questionable stocks
| and forced the latter upon tho market for
whatever they would bring.
New York Sun: Now that Gen. Buffers
real evidence has been laid before the
| world, we do not wonder that the landlord
| party, which sent him to Kerry to deal in
Cromwell's fashion with tenants iu arrears,
was thrown into paroxysm Of disgust and
wrath by what they looked upon as tresch
| Wy oh lhc paw VI tuCii oNh pcus
| Butler, being an honest man, accustomed to
credit his own ei es and ears, and to testify
accordingly, arrived at conclusions diamet
| rically opposed to his employers interests.
He told the land commission that In the coun-
ties where an extra-legal refuge has most fire.
quently been sought In the plan of campaign
there Is no such thing as law for poor men
II is, therefore, cruel mocKery to tell poor
men that they must first look to the Law
ard confine their efforts at self-rescue to pc
ti,ioning for parliamentary relief, which, II
1t come at all, will come too late.
Philadelphia Record: Those newspapers
which speak Of gerrymandering Mr.. Randall
out OF Congress are either uninformed as &c
the Philadelphia apportionment or desirou:
Of misleading their readers. IL is not eas,
to FIX up Democratic district in Philadel
pbia. The district MIR. Randall represents
IS one of the most elaborate shoe strinl
constructions that gerrymandering politl
clans have yet devised. As the present ap
portioDment was made by Republican
legislature to aid Mr.. Randall In posturinI
before the country as a Democratic repre-
sentative, q rectilication OF districts upoi
proper lines of demarcaton would not b
making new gerrymauder but unmakin
an old one There would be no objection
in any quarter to sending Mr.. Randall bacl
to Congress stripped of his Democrati
dsguises. As a Republican he woul hav
undonbted merit and strength, and as
Republican he should hereafter stand for
d., y H..